Three Fulbright alumni have been awarded the prestigious Prima Award in 2015: Gyula Kodolányi (’84 University of California, Santa Barbara) received the Prima Primissima award and Imre Oravecz (’85 University of California, Santa Barbara) received the Prima Award both in the Hungarian literature category.

Gábor Stépán (’94 California Institute of Technology) has been awarded the Prima Award in the Hungarian science category. The Award was created by businessman Sándor Demján and financed by OTP Bank since 2013.

New book on ‪Fulbright‬ grant experiences of Monica Housen (’11 Dual Language High School, Balatonalmádi), Christine Tapu (’11 Teleki Blanka High School, Székesfehérvár) and Sherry Marx (’11 Eötvös Loránd University)

What makes a person pack up and move to another country? What does she or he hope to gain from the experience? How do children fit into the picture? Our International Education presents the stories of three American women, a university professor, a high school math teacher, and a high school English as a second language teacher, who move to Hungary for a year to teach. Each woman brings her young children and enrolls them in local Hungarian public schools though none of them speak Hungarian at the beginning of the experience.

The weekend of Nov. 27-28, Roma English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) Susanne Liaw (’15 University of Debrecen & AC Debrecen) and Rachel McVey (’15 Jesuit Roma Residential College / Romaversitas Foundation) visited Uszka, a small village located in eastern Hungary along the Ukrainian border at the invitation of István Sértő-Radics (’01 University of Mississippi & ’91 Johns Hopkins University), mayor of Uszka. The town has a population of 400, and is notable for its large population (80%) of Roma residents who live in harmonious integration with non-Roma Hungarians. Zsuzsanna Lakatos, a graduate student in the North American Department at the University of Debrecen, where Susanne Liaw teaches, accompanied the ETAs to serve as a translator.

There, the trio immersed themselves in the local culture by interviewing residents, such as a young father of two who was teaching himself English and web design. One of the village councilwomen prepared traditional foods for the ETAs, such as vakaró, a Roma-style flat bread. The ETAs also attended a church service and observed the central role religion played in the life of the community, and toured some of the new facilities built under an economic development project that has been going on for the past two years. The weekend provided valuable insight into the struggle and progress of the Roma population in overcoming social and economic barriers.

For the 4th consecutive year U.S. Fulbright scholars have been visiting the Talent Development Program Community Houses of the Csányi Foundation nationwide.

On November 6, 2015 Ellen Litwicki (’15 University of Szeged) visited the Community House of Szeged and spoke about Halloween & Day of the Dead with the students.

On February 6, 2016 Robert Mevissen (’15 Eötvös Loránd University) visited the Community House of Pécs and spoke about his PhD research: Natural Identities in the Habsburg Monarchy: State, Society and the Danube with the students.

On February 19-20, 2016 Susanne Liaw (’15 University of Debrecen & AC Debrecen) visited the Community Houses of Kaposvár & Nagybajom and spoke about the cultural aspects of her Los Angeles hometown, its celebrity and car culture, but also about her work as an urban educator working with underprivileged youth.

College banners and American flags, plenty of handshakes and smiles, great alumni involvement: these are just a few snapshots from International Education Week in Budapest, Hungary. Though we are exhausted from all of the fun and hard work that went into making IEW 2015 happen, we are still inspired by the excitement of having so many impressive participants.

One of the many highlights of the week was the annual US Study Abroad and College Fair held on Tuesday, November 17th. We had almost one hundred visitors to meet and mingle with former students, scholars, and college representatives from both private and private universities across the United States. With the power of social media and the aid of the US Embassy, we were able to attract visitors from all over Hungary! There were students who had traveled more than three hours to our offices to discuss campus life and the possibilities of admission with representatives from both big name and lesser known universities.

We are thankful to the many former and current Fulbright grantees—both to America and to Hungary—who volunteered their time. Their energy and enthusiasm for their universities did not go unnoticed; they had captive audiences all evening. The success of the week-long outreach programs illustrates that the Fulbright EducationUSA Advising Center is truly helping Hungarian students discover which American college or university is right for them—and that we represent universities from coast to coast!

The worldwide leader in One-to-One MBA events is coming to Budapest on November 21, 2015.

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Date: November 21^st

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Place: Novotel Budapest Centrum

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The University of Szeged and Fulbright Hungary signed a joint grant agreement in Szeged on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Rector Gábor Szabó and Fulbright Director Károly Jókay made brief remarks in a ceremony officiated by Fulbright Alumna Prof. Dr. Katalin Nagy (’02 Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center). The University agreed to support one US scholar per year by sharing in the cost of housing, local and airport transporation, as well as providing office space for visiting US scholars. Prof. Nagy shared her experiences, while Rector Szabó recalled his own times in the US as life-changing.

The City of Szeged and the University are hosts to an EU-funded laser research infrastructure (ELI-ALPS: Extreme Light Infrastructure – Attosecond Light Pulse Source) scheduled to be on-line in late 2017 or 2018. Director Jókay noted the laser facility could be an excellent host for a US scholar in AY 2017-18, and Rector Szabó and Fulbright Hungary will make every effort to recruit representatives of all fields for a Fulbright at the University of Szeged.

For more information (in Hungarian) see here: www.u-szeged.hu and szeged.hu

Photos of the event courtesy of the University of Szeged.

Central European Film Days featuring Hungarian and Polish films (with subtitles in English) at Cleveland State University organized by Dénes Mátyás (’15 ‪CSU).

Where : Budapest, Novotel Budapest Centrum, Rákóczi út 43-45
When : November21^st, 12:30 -17:45

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DCM to Hungary Edward Loo, a former Fulbright Hungary board member himself, held a reception at his residence for new US grantees to Hungary, selected alumni, board members, Fulbright staff, stakeholders and Hungarian partner universities and academic institutions.

Ed Loo, as well as new Fulbright Board members Eric Watnik, the new Public Affairs Officer, and Chris Machin, the new Cultural Affairs Officer, introduced themselves and welcomed the US grantees, both students and lecturer/researchers.

New Fulbright Hungary parters such as the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Renyi Instutite of Mathmatics, along with Szent István University (Gödöllő) were also in attendance.

Thank you to the Embassy for this nice event.